Brownsen Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brownsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Brownsen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Brownsen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brownsen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Brownsen occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Brownsen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Brownsen reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Brownsen is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 100 percent are found. Beside The United States Brownsen is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Ghana, where 13 percent are found.

Brownsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brownsen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownsn932/
Brownson888,950/
Brownsing826/
Brownsand824/
Brownsonn823/
Brownshank780/
Brawnson7539/
Brownxon751/
Brownjohn71382/
Brobinson717/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brownsen
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